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SUMO4 163 G>A variation is associated with kidney disease in Indian subjects with type 2 diabetes.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2016
Sinha Nisha, Yadav Ashok Kumar, Kumar Vinod, Dutta Pinaki, Bhansali Anil, Jha Vivekanand
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility probably plays a role in the development and/or progression of diabetic kidney disease. Small ubiquitin-related modifier 4 (SUMO4) mRNA is expressed in human kidney. Substitution of methionine with valine at codon 55 (M55V) of SUMO4 gene induces higher nuclear factor-kB activity, which is known to mediate the development of kidney disease in individuals with diabetes. We investigated the...
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